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Shema Takchi, Choctaw MP(1836 - 1896)

Her name is listed in documentation on Dawes cards as Shim-o-te-cha and She-mo-ti-ci-cha, possibly the Choctaw word "shemachechi" which would make the name mean "she decorates it" or "shema takchi" "sh...

Chickasha, OK, June 19, 1920--The "Father of Chickasha," Edward S. Burney, a native Chickasaw, died at his home here at the age of 59 years. He organized the company which bought the site and laid ou...

Ben F. Smallwood succeeded Thomas McKinney, taking the oath of office in October of 1888 and serving until 1890. He was the son of William Smallwood. His grandfather was Elijah Smallwood, a white man f...

Possibly the sister of David Calhoun Burney which would make her father Simon Burney . Rhoda had a daughter named Melvina, and so did Simon's daughter Charlotte.
Her husband William Boykin Pitchlynn ...